BOX, contains one & half pennies

H2001.94.1-2

[.1] box; Square black cardboard box containing:one pennies - 1x1900, 1x1901, 1x 1908, 1x 1910, 1x 1911, 1x 1913, 4x 1916, 8 x 1917, 1x 1918, 10 x 1919, 4 x 1920, 7 x 1921, 16 x 1922, 1 x 1923, 6 x 1924, 4 x 1927, 5x 1928, 4 x 1929, 4 x 1931, 9 x 1933, 15 x 1934, 8 x 1935, 1 x 1936, 10 x 1938, 6 x 1939, 1 x 1940, 8 x 1941, 20 x 1942, 4 x 1943, 4 x 1944, 2 x 1945, 1 x 1948. Half pennies: 2 x 1911, 4 x 1912, 2 x 1913, 1 x 1914, 2 x 1917, 1 x 1918, 4 x 1921,
6 x 1922, 2 x 1924, 1 x 1926, 1 x 1927, 1 x 1928, 1 x 1929, 1 x 1930, 3 x 1931, 1 x 1933, 1 x 1935, 1 x 1942, 1 x 1943. The box also contains a sheet of paper which originally was the top page of a air mail writing pad. On the reverse side written in pencil - the heading 'list of pennies'. The list is in two columns. There is some variation in the figures with what was presented at the time of donation.
[.2] string; The box was tied with a length of brown twine.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2001.94.1-2
Accession Date: 15 Oct 2001
Acquisition Year: 2001
Credit: Miss Jean McGauran

Material

Cardboard/Paper0 - Whole
Copper/Metal
Twine/Textile

Measurement

length128mm
width128mm
height38mm

 


 

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